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Historical Event on 8/16/1932

Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1996Union Ministers P. Chidambaram and M. Arunachalam resign over the issue of revival of alliance between Cong (I) and AIADMK.
12/12/2000A special court for CBI cases rejects Hinduja brothers' plea and summons them to appear on January 19, 2001.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
7/9/2000India clinches the inaugural Asian Cricket Council under-15 championship in Kuala Lumpur.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
7/22/1998Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
1/17/1985Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England.
4/29/1960Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.
8/20/1991Sivarasan and Subha, the main suspects in Rajiv Gandhi case, commit suicide in Bangalore.